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Does Borland Delphi 6/7 exe files run on Windows 11?

I seldom use Windows nowadays but I did try running the Delphi Ide a while back and it created a 100kb exe file and it was running just fine on Windows 10 with almost everything working including the embedded internet explorer and firefox.

Not sure if this helps your case but it can certainly be done if Delphi can still create exe files that run just fine.




Lazarus would be a better choice for current systems.

https://www.lazarus-ide.org/


I run several of my D5 programs in windows 11 and they work great. Single .exe, just copy it and run it.


Embercado still maintain Delphi, so it still an option, but I believe their IDE is pretty expensive.


> Embercado still maintain Delphi, so it still an option

They appear to have a hobby edition:

https://www.embarcadero.com/products/delphi/product-editions

> Delphi® - Community Edition

> Our free Delphi Community Edition is designed for freelance developers, startups and nonprofits with revenues under $5000 USD and it allows them to easily design, code, debug, and deploy applications for iOS, Android, Windows and macOS from a single codebase with professional and integrated tools.

That said, I would probably recommend Lazarus:

https://www.lazarus-ide.org/




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